Postcard, braunschweig
Record status
Individual type · partial
Postcard, braunschweig is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard showing a family group. The Father is in military uniform and is seated next to a newborn baby.
The Mother sits on the back of the sofa holding a young baby.. Museum description: Sepia postcard showing a family group. The Father is in military uniform and is seated next to a newborn baby. The Mother sits on the back of the sofa holding a young baby. The museum record gives material recorded as card; measurements Height 13.1 cm; Width 8.5 cm; place associated: braunschweig. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Sepia postcard depicting a family group. The Father, in military uniform, sits on a patterned chaise lounge, next to a new born baby. His wife sits with a slightly older child behind them. Given to the museum as part of the Pascoe collection of photographs, photography albums, school reports, exercise books and paintings.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- card
- Dimensions
- Height 13.1 cm; Width 8.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- braunschweig
Identification
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Museum object number
- B.97-2012
- Museum system number
- O1256545
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.